Edging machine



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f WILLIAM Alennnrndpor sournnnrnenf'Massnosiusn'rrs Assronon 'ro AMEIGAN yor'rrcmi oo MrAnLjor.soU'rHBnIDGEg,MAssAoHUsnTTs, avoLUNTAnYAssoCIAf YTIoN on MASSACHUSETTS. g

'EDGING "IvraorIrun,y

f Appiicatio'n median-e 15, '1925. serial Nu, 37,205.

The present-,invention relates tonew and useful improvements in edging lmachines and has particular'referenee to ineans'for vautomatically moving Vthe grinding stone andV for tation thereof.

VIn the manufacture of ophthalmic lenses,

it is customary to cut a lens vpreferably aboutl one millimeter over size and thenv with the aid of an edging inachineto Ygrind thelens until the 'edge `thereofis properly surfaced.

Machines of this character, include briefly ay v `grinding stone and arpivotally mounted lens off op? 'positely disposed v.shafts between 'which is clamped a `carriage in which ismounted a lpair lensitofbe' ground',Lineansalso be! ing `provided "for urging the towards thefgrinding 'stone andfor retain'- Vedging operation;

lingf'the lensin contact therewith during the y VIn the fniajority of sue-hv machines heretofore'piod after the lens lens carriage away from and7 b v a separate operation tostopv the `ro tation of the lens clamping shafts 'before the finished lens 'c an be removed'7 and another iinserted therefor. This', of course, cessitated `the expenditure yof lconsiderable time on the part of the operator.,Y especially when vhe is watching` overa number of machines.' Moreoier. the operator'cou'ld not vtell when the lens was finished without look# e inf: directlydown upon the machine.

It was therefore found/'desirable to produce a machine so constructed that after the lens has been properly surfaced, it would he automatically caused to move away the grinding` stone and the rotation thereof also automatically stopped `so that allthe operator would have to do would be to remove the .finished lens and insert another in its place. Such a construction would save considerable time inasmuchvas thefoperator would know exactlywhen the lens was tin` f ished and would not be required to keep constantly watching the machine, @neither would it he necessary for him to manually `move the lens away from and then' stop the rotation thereof before he could remove the inished lens and insert another to be ground. y

An important. object of the present invention is therefore, to provide ainaehine ofthe the lens away from stopping the ro-r Y `carriage uced, it is Vnecessary fits/'being inovedfaway `from the grinding' 'Stoner f' L `relnotlierf, object is to provide such. aima-l '4 chine vwherein the .fmeansrf'o'r automatically 8O A has been si'iflicientlyfground to manually move the sameV together with the 'the grindingfsto'ne 4has' nev froml the grinding stone y character stated vhaving meansv fory automati.

ically moving thelens together with'the 'lens carriage away froml the grinding stone after Another object is to Aprovide such a-ma-A lAnother object is to providesuchla; maechine' lfn'iherein' the rotationof Athe llenswill be stopped by means of an autoinaticfiv clutch Another obj ectisi the gprovfisioii ai: 1

the lenshas been `ground to'a predeterfmined-V i chine of this vcharacter soconstructed f that l i' number Jfof: vrevolutions Vthe lens prior .to

moving. the :lensaway from thel stoneu and for stopping the r rotation thereof activ in cooperationwith eachy ,othery and,v perform thexslens `will be .automatically moved away 'fromthe grinding.stonealfterithasrotated v ya predeterminednumberfof..revolutionsA ..rtiiotherfobject is the `.provisionTof a nia-y chine "including:means for 'regulating the -f their separate lfunctions *almost simultane chine which will; becomparativelysimple.`

save both timeiandlabor.

more readily apparent` Ain constructiongyet practical.andeiiicientfin rf.

itsv operationv and` which` will, :furthermore n v during the course .of

the following description:whentakenin con-- nectiongwith the accompanying 'drawings 'In the/drawings forming apart of: this is ai front 'elevation,` partlyin application Figure l sectionzoffan edging' machine. constructed in accordance' with the present invention.

Figure 2. is a top plan .view thereof;

` Figure 3 is a side ,elevationmof the same. Figure 4c is av perspective-view .showing the mechanism for automatically.movingthe llens away from the grinding stone and for stopping the yrotationthereof. r Figure' 5 is a horizontal sectional vien7 Ion line 5 5 ofFigure Figurev 6 isa transverse sectional viewfon 1 6 6 of Figure 2.

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Fig..7 fis a sectional view ,.on..` line 7;#7,

y Figure 8 is a sectional View on `line 8-8 "Figure lisa Y n y *In the drawingsivherein for` the purpose kof?illustrationis shown 'a preferred embodi-r vmenti of the present invention, the .numeral 10 designates the basefinember of .ajbevel edging machine provided Witlitljie'bearings .,1Lfand12fin ivhich is Yrotatably.mounted a shaft lewhich lshaft extends beyond the l base-member Vat one side tliereof'and tothe extended portion of which secured a puh ley le-, by'` means of which power is appliedA to the shaft 13 and subsequently to the entire machine.,l Mountedon the, Vshaft" 13, -betvieen A iery'thereof?Tfn` Y.: Y I

Arranged:forwardly'ofthe shaft V13.5and g Y l Y y :pivotally mounted Lon the. y.transvei'fse. V*shaft* s Y y the'bearings 11 and 12. is a grinding' stoneylj,

Y. having arl/#shaped Agroove 16 in the periphn Y'parallel?thereto'isa'shaftp'l vii'ioiiiited inthev bearings 18and 19, this shaft l? being` driven i' ce closed .-i

i the sing 9,'r a''universallyv jointed shaaieand' Span-0i Spifgai gears 2e and 2i respectively,'f.l theilatterf of L iri'liichgis lsecuifed to the.:{shaft. 17.- Mounted .on r thepppositej endrof the shaftlqfand Within the{bearing}y y'19, .isf an elongatedbushing `22Lt'trthe. .inner 'end' of which is keyed a" gear ivlieelf23 While a'stationairy clutch. section 24v.' is secured toV the outerend thereof, said. stationary .clutch Vvs ection .arranged v`to cooperate ivitlithe inoif'-,VY "Jableiclutch fsvectlion25, slidablyrlreyed/ to the 'shaft-.17 ai'id'held thereon-by means of a loclc .nut.26. f Y., n v .f f 'Piyotallymount'ed on the shaft` 17, be-- tweenf the lbearings `V`18 andf19 is a lens @can riage5'fgenerally defsignatedA by the reference character27,' the Yupper or free end of said l "carriage'containingthe opposed lens clampfingrshafts 28 and l29. between which is arrangedf'to V be. clamped 'Y the 'lens 3() which is Y- .to 'beground Within'thejgroovel. rThe lens .clampingshafts' are rotated by means of a large geargl f'securedtotherouter end of the;

:shaft 29,' ivhich lgear is driven from the gear Y onthe shaft 17 througl'i-an idler gear 32.

g Thus,l as'tlie .movable clutch section k25 is moved to engage the stationary clutch section 24, Vthe bushing' '22. and. the v g'eai'f23 Will rotate with the shaft 17and this rotation Vwill beconveyed 'tothe lens:clampi-ngrsliafts 28 and 29through'thegear's 31 andv32 but when ing shafts 28 and 29 Will be stopped. 4 A Weight 33 isipmounted .oiiftop of ythe `"carriage and.' tends .tofswing thesame about its pivot tourge it' towards the f rii'iiidinle` stone 15 and to hold the lens 30 Within the ..1 `under the lip yfor the purpose of holdingperspective vieivjof the lever.

such .as Vwhen it `is ydesired rtoicliaii S42 in' which Vis slidably arrange LV@lflllll 'fl-.3, thumliscreiv i4 andthe:threadedshank .45.1 f

V.tuppoi'ted/- ,by` the' giiiding' jelement, f block 46, piovidedfwith aphirality of `brought into position fOr engagleineY former- 48 carried by ,the :shaftV portion.. 51 karranged toV engage fthe ,the .block 46 contacting" with the .present machine there is also provided. vmeans for automatically .stopping the rotation .of l the lens'aiter it has been moved away` from Ving` the substantially 'horizontal hearingI 55 v 56 isa yoke 57,'the legs'SV-of Which straddle part `of the carriage andcarried vthereby is a pivoted latch'nieinber fl-.adaited to hook the free oi'v .upper end'ofsaidfcarriage away Yfrom .saidfstone vor in inoperatii'felposition ge lenses or .When the machine is not in use. '7" l Secured to the.baee'meinber 10 at one side thereof is aV support 36 haring the recess 37 e forniedT inthe rupper endtliereof an'dcai' l.ed by thislsup'port is the me iis foiuanioinaticallyV niovingthe lens awayfroin the griiid--l ing4 stone after it `has been ground to the desired'size.

` A so' This automatic throii'outv mechanism' generally designated by the@reference*chars` acter andf.conipi'ises in itsconstruction a base `39 provided.iunnediately-adjaceiititsr forward end with, the depending lug 40, which is K positioned ix'ithiii thejrecess] 3j? and 41.1.. Foi-med iii.tliefl5ase '39, isf" 'adjustable byfine nsfof-gthe 1 i `Rotatably` mountedv i #Withini' support rearwardly. of .the lue' .110 and therebeyond at both sides thereof is a trans# kversely uarranged vshaft 45)- and` carried-by tliis'shfaft `and positif'ined Withinthe recess 37 is Vaffcam memberf() having the raised Y hardened pin52 securedto the depending' portioii, .y of the hase 39V so that as the shaiitll rou` tated the iaisedpoi'tion'510i? the cani incnibei? 5() engaging-sa id pin',ivillgcauseithe base i to be rocked on its pivot with' the' Will force the leiiscarriageli" 'and the .lens

.OoutWardly and away from tiiegrincliiie' 'stone 15. itspivot, the latchjineinoei'.

As the carriage .127 is rocked on i will hook under the lip 35 forV tlie'piirpose of holding' thesaid carriage together with the lciisfaway from said stone.

'Inoifder to simplify lthelope'ration."oftlie the grinding stone, 'said' nic-ans a bracket member 542 formed the support 3b, said. bracket compijisiiig'l vintegrally with l... l nieinberj gairyf. 'i

Secured to the forivard endfof the shaft 30 i k the movable clutch section 25 and are provided with the transverse pins59 which are Y loosely received withinthe circumferential groove 60 of said clutch section so as to permit the vrotation thereof with vthe vshaft 17 while secured to theoppositefend oit-*saidl di shaft 56 is a standard 6l having the vertiv. 64 snapped over 'callyvspacedjaws 62 between which isy piV0tally mounted the lever63, the innerfendfofr Whichfis formed with a latch 64, the innen end of' said lever proj ectingy through an openingf65 in the support and the latch 64 arranged to hook over the sidewall thereof as iscleaily shown in Figure 7. Thus, when the lever'63 is moved inwardly-and the latch shaft-.56m rocked within the bearing '55 and the movable clutch section simultaneously moved inwardly to'lengage with the ystations ary `clutehsectio`n 24. Y s s Aspring'66`, havingV one endV thereof secured to the lever 63 and thefotherrend to the standard 61l serves to iirinly retain thelat'ch '64 in engagement 'with the support, and the Y movable clutch section'- engaged with the staf Y, Vtrionary clutch section'while anseco'n'd spring .67 having one end vthereof "support 36. and its oppositev v 24 whereby'to stop the rotation of thelens.

i I' 'tion be performed automatically,

`W'hile the lever` 63 could be operated by' hand and the movable clutchsection thus disengaged from the stationary clutch 1section ,so as to stop the rotation y off the lens,V yety it is desirable that this opera- Y andv to this end', there isv carried by the shaft l9youtwardly of the support a` wheel 69 havinga pin 7() Y secured'to the peripherythereof which pin is arranged `to'.'engage thefshoulder formed on the leverj63 with the result 'that i as the shaft is rotated and the raised por#` tion 5l of the cam member() engages with the pin 52, the throwout mechanism'will.be

moved upwardly about Vits pivot `whereupon the block 46 engaging with the former; 4:8

vwill fforcefthe carriage 27 and the lens 3() stone and atA away. from the grinding y approximately the same time, the pin 70 will contact with the shoulder 71 with the result that the Alever 63 will be moved upwardly and the vlatch disengaged from the support. The spring 67 will then cause the shaft 56 to be rotated within the bearing 55 and the movable clutch section 25 will'` slide out of engagement with the stationary. clutch section 24. Inasmucli 'as power is transmitted to the llens clamping shafts only whenthe movableclutch section 25 is in engagementv the wall of the support, the

withv the stationary clutch seetion2ll, :it-will i 'be readily seen-'that when these sections are disengaged the bushing -22fandlthe gear 23 will be permitted to run idle within thel bear-4 ing i9 and the 'rotation ycvfft-h'e lens clamping "v' shafts thereby stepped.

In orderA that-thepin 70 may*befallowed` to passvtheflever 63 and 'the' shaftpermitted i tojfreely rotate?` the saidvshoulder1712is p formed with a'slot'72 Ysothatas thepin engages ,said shoulder andjforcesfthe lever f upwardly, the said lever travelling in anaro K will cause the slotto be brought into lalign.-A ment with said' pin whereupon the said pin Y f so will pass therethrough; .K a i For the purpose of rotating the shaft 49;

there'is fixed to the shaftl7'inwardly,ofi and Y ad]acent the gear- 23 an -eccentricl andy-vf loosely carried Vby land yeneirclin'g 'this eceen`j Y tricis aring A74", in which is threaded 4oney end Voi* the pawl 75 lthe opposite end ofywhich engagesvwith the ratchet- 76 seein-edito the inner end of said transverse shaft 49.V s n the complete oii'eration of the'1nachine,j

alens is first clamped "between the clamping, `4fshaftsf28 and 29 andthe `le`verf63 movedinl',`

fwardlyj until the latch snaps overf'the "walt" of the support.;theinovabl@ Clutghsectong, y l a being simultaneously movedv intof'engag; ment with the stationaryclutch sectionS241V i VPower is then transmitted-from the driving pulley lll to the shaft-17 linthe manner-above `r stated and then tov the lens clamping lshaft through the gears 214, 31 and 32,4wh`ercby the grinding stone f i moving therewith will causethe pawl 75 to be reoiprocated back and forth with the re-r sult that as it is "drawn 'forwardiy.v it. will Asithe shaft V17 .isfrotateth the eccentr-ic Y rideA over the teethvof the ratchet .76 and asit isiuo'ved backwardlyvit-will 'engage vsaid .a teeth andcause the ratchet togetl'ier with the tra-DSVelfSe shaft 49,2the canrniember 50' and l"the/"wheel 70 to be rotated al distance 4eouial tothe number off teethtakenup during its forward movement` ,'Iherefore,r each rotation of the shaft 17 will rotate theshaft-t) a predeterminedc'distance*according ytor'they u number of teethtaltenup by the'pa'wl duringv i its forward y movement which distance may :f

ybe regulated byeither shortening"orlength-` grinding stone prior tok-itsl being moved awayY therefrom, it ofcourse bein'glreadily I understood t-hanhecause ofthe arrangement of gearing. the lens and the grindingstone ening said vpa'wlthrough the medium'ofii-ts "threaded connection with thefvrin'g't'ilt thus serving to determine the 'number of revolui tions ofth'e lens within nthe groove-ofthe will rotate a numberof times while the lratchet rotatesonce. y 4

Durmg one complete .rotation ot the ratchet, the'lens is rotated a sutlicient num-z ber oftilnes toinsure the proper Vsurfacing lens willib ,rotated within U11@ 'groove ofthe 100-127,

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thereof,Y vso .that as the full revolution of the ratchet is Completed, the raisedfportion 51 of the cam" member Willrxoontao't withv the 4pin 52 and forceV the automatic throwout .meansV upufaidlj-,jtof,move the .carriage and lens vaway lfifoin thegrindmg stone. VVlienthe Carriage lvris"tliuslmoved on its pivot, Ythe latch; membeii 311- will hook under thellip Boter the purpose olf retaining said carriage YinAV inoperative "position, Almost simultaneous with lthis offwe"ration,V Ythe pin Q70 Will'engage .the 'shoulder ''lr and Vforce the @lever G3 upwardly whereupon vthe.sl'ia'tty i fwillbe rocked within thel bearing due ',"to the tension ozc' theqsprin'o'fGT whereupon the olutchaseetions will be disengaged and of engagement with the stone.,Y It'wvill or" Course be understood and readily appresi- ',ated-Vthat iii theV commercial production Voit this;maohmepjvarious v`changesV in the par- ,jtioul'ar Construction and arrangement of the variouspartsfmay; suggest then'iselves andY the right*ishei'eby reserved to rmake such changes as maya-'tallV within tliefsoope of Ythe appendedf Claims* without departing` from or sacrificing the spirit of the-,invenzion. zi, z Y.

memberqv a lens carriage pivotally mounted -on said shaft, lens clamping shafts contained ,Vivithin said carriage,v VVasupport .seouredto wsaid base Vinembeigfvmeans Carried by' said ysi'ipfport for moving said carriage about .its

pivot;l and means also carried by saidsup- 'porti and cooperating with said first named sha't'tkwhereby to start oi* stop the. rotation ofthe said clampingshafts.V

2j In! 'a machine? of "the character de-y scribed, asbasen'iembeigra shaft carried 'by "said base member, a 'lens` carriage pivotall7 i mounted on said shafty vleus clamping-shafts `eontain-ed Within said Carriage, ra .support secured to said base member, means for oontiolling the movement oi the lens carriage on its pivot pivotallyv carried by saidsiipn port, a rocha-ble shaftfalso CarriedY by Said Y mounted on saidV shaft, lens-*clampinn support and having connection ivithvsaid irst named shaft, a. see'oiidjshal al o: oar-j i'ied by said support and., means carried `by the last named. shaitffoit njioviiigT *A the saidVV carriage controlling means about its,r pivot and Vfor oalisingnoeliiigmovementao the inde-i scribed, a base member,k a shatteaifriedf by said base member, a lens `carriage 'piv@o talljpr .sl it mentpivotally earriedlfby' saidV suo oitga roekable shal't alsoCarriedY and having` connectionffwith saidiens'oarriage.` shaft," a lever; carried by 'theffifoekable shalt and engaging saidsuppoigt; and means .also carried vby saidsupportY Vfor moving the K' s Vcontained within said earriage, l support secured to said 'base member, a guiding 1ele:`A

guiding elementaboutits pivot andmeans 5 p :tor disengaging. y the said;Y lever,` 'from 'v the 'Y Y l ai '8.0

of the charaetei?v` vdef Y- indstone, a shaft., alens y vcarriage pivotally mounted on the "shaft to` y hold the .lens againstithe grindstlone, 'lens' clamps carried by,` thelensioarriage, a'olutoh on thenshat't1V a second shaft spaced "from .the first sl'ial'tjineansior transmittingvfinter-Z mitteiit motion tothe second shaft, means Y on the second-'shaft vfor' eo'ntiollingtlie pive Y otal movement oil the lens Carriage towards "the stone, movable means engagingtfhe clutch, means on the seoondshaftfto operate l i means on Vthe v* seeond,shaft for oieingthe lens carriage awayfi'onijthe grindstonewl'ien @the lens has been gioundto "size,V

tlie movable cliitcli` engaging mea-iis, and s,

1 5. In aV `machine` of the "oharaoteil" de- K scribed; a grindstone,V a shaft, ak lens carriage pivotally mounted on the shaftto hold the lens against thel grindstone, lens Lelainps oarriedby the lensiearriage, a-{clutelr on the shaft, a second shaft-Mspaoed; from the iirstshaift7 means for Atransmitting;y inter-v mittent motionto the* second shaft, `cam` means on the 'second shaft for controlling the pivotalmovement the lens shaft/to- Wards the giindstone, movable means engaging the clutch7 means on thelirst J shaft to `operate the movable clutch engaging inean`s,

cam means on the'seeondshaft for forcing the lens earriageaivay, "from the grindstone when thev lens l'iasbe-envground to size; and means to lock the lensA carriage in saidposition outk o engagement ivithrtlie 'grindstone.l

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